Tag: Southwestern Public Health
Officials urge early vaccines to protect infants amid measles outbreak
Southwestern Public Health is expanding first-dose vaccination eligibility to help protect infants
Four possible measles exposures flagged as area outbreak grows
Public health officials at the epicentre of Ontario’s measles outbreak near London have flagged four new exposure sites.
Another measles alert at Children’s Hospital ER in London
London public health officials are warning people may have been exposed to measles at Children’s Hospital in recent days, as communities outside of the city deal with multiple cases of the highly contagious virus. The Middlesex-London Health Unit released a public alert Sunday about a Thursday night measles exposure at Children’s Hospital at London Health […]
Southwestern Ontario measles cases spike, again, with kids most affected
Confirmed cases of measles have spiked over the past two days in one area of Southwestern Ontario amid an outbreak declared last month.
Health officials face two-pronged measles fight: Outbreaks, and vaccine falsehoods
An area health unit’s top doctor says the reasons individuals haven’t been immunized are multifaceted.